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Wednesday, August 6, 2014

Tonga Bound!

I left Niue yesterday morning, bound for Neiafu, Vava'u Group, Tonga. Niue was a wonderful stop, and I stayed there just over two weeks. Niue is beautiful, the people are all very friendly, there is lots of good hiking, renting bicycles is easy, the food is good, people speak English - it was an easy play to hang out and I loved being there. I also had a chance to hang out with Carol and Livia of Estrellita, a boat I have been following for quite some time. They are also from the Pacific Northwest. We've crossed paths briefly several times and circumstances seemed always to get in the way, but not this time. They're awesome.

After two weeks I felt that I had seen enough of Niue to carry on, I'm really curious about my next destination, Tonga. I'm hoping I can find a decent internet connection in Tonga so that I can upload some pictures from Niue to the blog, the internet on Niue was super slow - but inexpensive!

All is well here. I'll drop another note a day or two after my arrival in Tonga.

I loved Marie's comment as I hadn't realized you'd cross the dateline. That happened to me when I went to Japan, so happy deja vu! So glad you had a break with English. We native speakers always yearn for the 'mother' tongue! Can't help it. It's built in! Happy days. looking forward to more pictures. xox Mum

About Me

I bought a boat in 2009 and over the next two and a half years got both the boat and myself ready for a longish sail. In September 2011 I left Seattle singlehanded to sail the route: Seattle; California; Mexico; Hawaii; Seattle. I stayed for a year and then left again, in 2013. That cruise lasted three years and had me visiting: California; Mexico; the Marquesas; Tuamotus; Society Islands; Beveridge Reef; Niue; Tonga; New Zealand; Minerva Reef; Tonga; Fiji; New Zealand; Hawaii and back to the Pacific Northwest where I'll stay for a while. Cruising is an amazing way of seeng the world, and I look forward to seeing some more of it in the future.